1. (

• fertilize ,
• fertilise ,
• feed

) provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" ;

2. (

• fertilize ,
• fecundate ,
• fertilise ,

) make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" ;

3. (

• inseminate ,
• fecundate ,
• fertilize ,
• fertilise

) introduce semen into (a female) ;